Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-07-03
AROUND TUE CIRCLE.
The Industrial News of the World Briefly
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AaAaAAelHNNH
>.s-.E Correspondent.
p~4IAuELrHIA, PA, June 29.-The
half wear Just closed, exceeds all previous
Ike Periods ia the history of the country,
10 the yoianr OF business done, in the
,.rpimrSs OF prices, ia the number Of new
Misunderstanding establishments started, and
4 the amount of money invested ia build
.a, operations. The six months before us,
arr morc promising than any like period,
ant ,I the industries will start next week,
under most favorable auspices. The volume
o.. steaks Of all kinds OF merchandise and
Material Is light, considering the very
a-a,. consumption, and prices will likely
advance ~.rgGtly, on this account. The
uAalarturlng. and financial interests have
s-.tt confidence in tine future OF trade, aud
are not 40 the least Disconnected, by the
recent failures and stock jobbing opera
tons, Fast and West.
10 d list Of p cities, biz and little, East
all West. selected by a reliable CONNER
cd. authority, it appears that tor the past
I've months. the value of the buildings
projected and built was So, OOO, DO, Us
AGAINST S.~.UUU. mn for the same i've
months 90 last year. The real estate
op-rttlonS tor the same periods, were $50
urn.UuU this year, and f212, 900, 600 for the
~mr ulue last year. Building activity Is
general throughout the country, excepting
10 Chicago. Capital is confident and
ANXIOUS. Houses are rented or sold, a.
la, As erected. The improvement in real
estate j. for the most part legitimate, and
val. hold. The hammering tendencies IN
tue market, will likely prevent any IN
sa,.Ou OF values this year.
The FINANCIAL CENTRES,
Est and West, are well supplied with
money. Banking institutions are carefully
loukIrg into their affairs. Trust Companies
are ~Oyerhauling their cash accounts. A
More conservative feeling is developing all
around. Manufacturing and construction
interests recognize that the country Is
gliuilly approaching a time and condition,
when competition will be extremely bitter,
aud whenever elements of weakness,
wherever OF whatever they are, will tell
AGAINST them.
In Boston, remarkable activity prevails
10 lumber, boots and shoes, and dry goods
Of Gearlv all kinds. In New York, busl-
lsSs Is AZ the full June standard, but job
oeH are not endeavOring to crowd business,
d. they anticipate a slight improvement IN
prices. a little later on. In Chicago, all
kinds Of merchandise and manufactured
Products are selling very freely, and
lumber - particularly active, especially
to- Shipment To all points West and South
Vest. The shipments from Chicago east
want during the month Of June, have been
TIE largest on record. for that month. In
Kansas Civ, lumber Is in very active de
lsui. and there is a liberal distribution Of
store goods of all kinds. In Memphis, a
I;tle Improvement has already set IN, IN
me fall trade. In ST. Joseph, Mo, Bur
NngtUn and Davenport, Ia, Milwaukee,
Wis, and Omaha, the crop reports are all
OF a favorable character, and this IS the
basis for q growing confidence that is lead
'ng middle men to put their orders on the
market sooner than otherwise.
TIE CONDITION or I'll Markets
Of the United States, is better by far than
great many newspaper reports have 1t APP
Pear. The people at large are busy, earn
ing good wages; crops are fair; railroad
"eight rates are reasonable; the country
generally Is free OF debt; rates of interest
a'5 low, and commodities Ofall kinds are
T"er IN price than they ever have been.
'il these conditions, surrounding the
~thet, there i no reason for expecting
sudden fluctuations, or a depression, OF
credit.
Twelve miles of electric railway will be
o1|t this tall in Cincinnati Thirteen
II"es IN Richmond, Va. One mile, in ST.
joseph, Mo Atlanta il to have an elee-
meal system. B~inghamton, n. Y, has
"Uu nali-mIlrs, and Wilmington will have
aIUAi a mile and a half long. Ask mile
10 viii ruu from Baltimore to Ellie0tt
."y. The authorities in a dozen Western
roads
massachusetts shoemaker employers
~ succeeded in Introducing 3 great deal
machinery since the strike of 1000
Nnen was ~maugurated, and they are
~" Hoing by machinery, what has hereto
- oeen done by hand. Nevertheless, the
lpoyers are anxious TO establish friendly
vHHIToha by which strikes in the future
Wi be avoided.
Pneumatic Car brake company is to be